1. Relation (How does God's forgiveness relate to ours?).
I. We cannot earn God's forgiveness. II. Our forgiveness of others is in response to and enabled by God's forgiveness of us. III. Our unwillingness to forgive others prevents God's forgiveness of us.
2. Occasion (When and who must we forgive?)
3. Distinction (Does forgiveness mean reconciliation?)
I. Forgiveness means letting go. II. Forgiveness doesn't mean forgetting. III. Forgiveness doesn't mean the removal of consequences.
4. Motivation (How can you forgive?)
I. Consider what God has done in Christ for you, if you are in Christ. --> Seek Christ. II. Meditate on holiness of God, gravity of sin, necessity of cross and magnitude of sacrifice of Christ. III. Seek grace of God by the Spirit to forgive and deal with the root of bitterness.
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Neil van der Wel studied at the Reformed Theological College in Geelong, Victoria, from 1997 to 2001. He was ordained into gospel ministry in 2012 and has been serving the Lord in Reformation Presbyterian Church, Rockhampton since September 2015. He is married and has eight...